The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-09-03
ALL THE NEWS
OF WEST VIRGINIA RECORDED IN
BRIEF SPACE.
Incidents and Accidents and Matters
Miscellaneous.
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The shipments of coal to New
York by the w. Va. C. a. P. railroad
average about 5000 tons week.
A. d. Newman, of Huntington, has
been arrested ON a charge of sending
obscene matter through the mails.
The Annual Conference of the NJ.
T.. church, South, will convene at
Ravenswood, September 7th, and be
in session several days.
Robert BOYLE, of Charleston, has a
bible printed in 1910 He brought
it from Scotland in 1882, and claims
that it has been in his family over
two hundred years.
VIM. II. Thomas, who was indict-
ed for unlawfully selling liquors and
fined $40 and costs on twenty six
several cases at the Circuit Court of
Calhoun county, February term. has
been released from the payment of
the fines through the executive au-
thority of Gov. Wilson.
The Hon. II. G. Davis is pushing
the extension of the w. Va. Central
road southwark with great vigor.
In conversation few days ago, the
ex Senator said he would construct
his road down the Elk to Charleston
in one direction and to Hagerstown,
Md, in the other. He said he did
not know exactly how he was going
to reach the latter point but he was
going to do it.
A terrible murder is reported from
near West Union, Doddridge county.
1t seems that Frank Males and j.
M. Minear had quarreled concerning
a dog fight and had separated in a
bad humor. Shortly after this Males
returned to where Minear was stand
ing in his yard and shot him through
the heart, killing him instantly.
Males was arrested and only the
presence of strong guard prevented
his being lynched.
Sheriff w. II. H. Showacre has en-
tered suit against Burchinal & Laing,
of the Moundsville Herald for al
legged damages resulting from an ar
ticle published in that paper two
weeks since, intimating that Mr..
Showacre had an understanding with
democrats that he, would appoint
one democratic deputy if they would
assist in his election as sheriff. Mr..
Showacre alleges that his feelings
are wounded to the amount of 3d.
00O He is mighty sensitive for a
radical.
During picnic at Marshville,
Harrison county, Beverly Flowers and
William Bates got into fight.
Flowers hit Bates ON the head with o
tumbler, then with rock, cutting
the scalp open. He then struck
Bates in the thigh with a knife,
breaking the blade from the handle
and leaving it in the wound, from
which man named Marsh drew it
with pinchers. The blade was three
inches long. Bates is getting along
very well. Flowers has left that
section.
One day last week Calvin Hug
gins, who lived in Blue Sulphur dis
trict, on Muddy creek, Greenbrier
county, was instantly killed by a
falling tree. He was alone at the
time and how the accident occurred
is only conjecture. He left home in
the morning for his work and was
found dead about 3 o'clock in the
evening by tree he had felled.
From indications it seems as if he
had cut the tree down, which in fall
ing was impeded by another tree,
breaking off a limb which fell ON his
head crushing it in fearful manner.
Mr.. r. Barnes left last week for
New York, having finished his fifth
season buying lambs here. The
first year he paid out $4,000 for
$4,000 lambs, which were shipped to
Judd d Buckingham. This season
he has been with j. N. Pidcock.
Trade has not been so heavy as not
near SO many lambs were raised in
this vicinity, yet he bought 1890
lambs this year. Mr.. Barnes has
made many friends here who hope
to see him back next year, as he is
jolly sort Of Santa Claus and a
man who deals on the square
Clarksburg Telegram.
At the examination held at Point
Pleasant for the appointment to
West Point the following applicants
were present: E. W. Flowers, r. W.
Beale, t. B. Laidley, George Sum-
mers, of Cabell county; c. W. Petty,
of Mason county; L. D. Boyd, of
Writ county; Joseph E. Adair and
j. w. Barnett, of Wood county. The
last two named having received the
highest grades will go to West
Point this week to attend the final
examination, which will decide
which is to be successful. The ex-
aiming board consisted of Rankin
Wiley, John E. Beller and DR.. Neal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thornton Walker,
respectable colored couple of Park
ersburg, have a child that is a curl
osity. It is three months old and
weighs but four pounds. The child's
wrists are not as large as common
sized spool and the hands are very
small, the fingers being no larger
than common pen-holder. When
three weeks old he had his first tooth
and up to this writing has eight,
four in each jaw. One Of the lower
teeth is loose and will soon come
out, while another is just coming
through the gum in the upper. The
diminutive size of the child could
not be imagined without being seen.
The child is the sixth of the family,
has never been sick and is to all APP
pearances in perfect health. Mrs.
Walker positively refuses to put the
child on public exhibition, but per-
sons calling at the house will have
the pleasure of seeing it.
OF the prominent families in the
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